Yasmani Grandal

Faced with the threat of elimination, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras savored every moment Wednesday night while Jake Arrieta gave the Cubs and their re-energized supporters a performance to relish.

After going hitless in his first 20 at-bats of the postseason, Baez commemorated the first of his two home runs by walking a few steps out of the batter's box before his deep drive landed in the left-field seats. His delayed trot in the second inning came one out after Contreras took six steps before jogging to first as his drive struck the video board in left field.

For his part, Arrieta, in what could be his final appearance with the Cubs, gave a sterling...

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